Hiv/aids And Mrsa

God Bless you Dr. Franscino for taking time to answer our questions! My brother who evidently has been either living in denial or stupidly not been tested is now in Critical Care Unit with diagnosis of PCP, MRSA and CMV. The doctor hinted to me...

...his CD4 count is well below 200, which would be yet another condition confirming the AIDS diagnosis (as opposed to just being HIV-positive). I don't particularly like the "full blown AIDS" terminology, because there is no such thing as "partially...
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...Subpopulation Estimates from the HIV Incidence Surveillance System -- United States, 2006. MMWR . 2008; 57(36):985-989. HIV and AIDS Diagnoses 4 and Deaths At some point in life, 1 in 36 Hispanic/Latino men will be diagnosed with...
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...lost her foot.When her daughter was in surgery to revise the stump she started to bleed out.My sister had just been tested for HIV and it was inconclusive at the time. Her child needed blood and she was told at the time that she was probably...
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...thigh) for more than a week. As far as my viral load goes, I am undetectable, but how common are skin infections in people with HIV? Should I be seen by a doctor? Any replies will be appreciated.
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